Stuck In the house ? Can't get out? Catch This weekend, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim!

This weekend, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presented the premieres of new commissions from Joseph Gordon and Adrian Danchig-Waring; and Alejandro Cerrudo and Ana Lopez.

"I've Been Waiting For This" by Joseph Gordon and Adrian Danchig-Waring

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MgUGJW1Jgw 

Commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Co-presented by Allies in Arts, Dyamant Pictures, Jerome Robbins Dance Division at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, The Kennedy Center, and New York City Center.

"I've Been Waiting For This" is a reflection of our time spent in isolation during the beginning stages of the coronavirus pandemic. An experience at once strange and profoundly universal, this disruption created a necessary space for contemplation about the systems, institutions, politics and artforms we have lived within. Feeling overwhelmed, we increasingly turned to the natural world for solace. Every time we walked in the forest we came out feeling different; somehow more at ease with life's uncertainty. While observing nature's indifference to human suffering- the seasons still change and life cycles recur- we began to let go of the past. This project is both a document of our experience and a meditation on the relationship between man and nature, the constraints of life in isolation, and the intrinsic desire to connect.

I've Been Waiting For This by Joseph Gordon and Adrian Danchig-Waring, Choreography: Joseph Gordon and Adrian Danchig-Waring, Direction & Cinematography: Joseph Gordon and Adrian Danchig-Waring, Editing: Serena Dykman, "Wrong Side" by HIPS, Original Song Composed and Produced by Christina Gaillard, Lyrics and Vocal Melodies: Drew Denny, Featuring dream fugue remix Composed and Produced by Harriet Brown, Mixed and Mastered by Jake Viator at Stones Throw studio in Los Angeles, CA.

 

"With You" by Alejandro Cerrudo and Ana Lopez 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckCs7wus5cw 

Commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Co-presented by George Mason University - College of Visual and Performing Arts, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Joyce Theater, Kaatsbaan | cultural park for dance, and Pacific Northwest Ballet.

With You created and performed by Alejandro Cerrudo and Ana Lopez, Music: "Goldberg Variations" - Aria by J.S. Bach, played by Glenn Gould (1981 Gould Remaster).

 

Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions, a direct response to the pandemic, was launched in April to financially support artists and nurture their creative process during these challenging times. Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, is granting more than $150,000 in commissioning funds to artists who have been or were supposed to be featured at Works & Process. Artists from a wide variety of genres have been commissioned to create new works, less than 5 minutes long, while social distancing, that will premiere on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube (@worksandprocess) every Sunday and Monday at 7:30pm and can be viewed anytime after.

WPA Virtual Commissions Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6On3OKBegI&list=PLJ08rQmWB63RFC3avQF-nDsneUXLrUd4X

Upcoming Schedule of Premieres:

August 23     Silas Farley

August 24     Andrea Miller

August 30     Courtney Cochran

August 31     Carson Murphy and Nicholas Van Young

WORKS & PROCESS ARTISTS (WPA) VIRTUAL COMMISSIONS 

(Participating artists as of August 18)

Stella Abrera * Evita Arce * Ephrat Asherie * BalletX * Brandon Stirling Baker * LaTasha Barnes * Reid Bartelme * Stefanie Batten Bland * Joshua Bergasse * Lisa Bielawa * Hope Boykin * Brian Brooks * Camille A. Brown * Nora Brown * Tony Buck * Nathan Bugh * Rena Butler * Donald Byrd * Chris Celiz * Alejandro Cerrudo * Courtney Cochran * Gaby Cook * Anthony Roth Costanzo * Dylan Crossman * Dance Theatre of Harlem * Adrian Danchig-Waring * Machine Dazzle * Viva DeConcini * Simone Dinnerstein * Michelle Dorrance * Robbie Fairchild * Silas Farley * Jack Ferver * Tom Gold * Joseph Gordon * Michael Gordon * Dance Heginbotham * HIPS * Adam Charlap Hyman * Dick Hyman * Michael R. Jackson * Jeremy Jacob * Colin Jacobsen * Michael Jagger * John Jarboe * Harriet Jung * Larry Keigwin * Lloyd Knight * Gabrielle Lamb * David Lang * Ashley Laracey* Pontus Lidberg * Ana Lopez * Malcolm Jason Low * Dave Malloy * Missy Mazzoli * Ryan McNamara * Sara Mearns * Jodi Melnick * Andrea Miller * Isaac Mizrahi * Nico Muhly * Carson Murphy * Gillian Murphy * Michael Novak * Annie-B Parson * Josh Prince * Caili Quan * Sascha Radetsky * Jamar Roberts * Anthony Rodriguez * Leonardo Sandoval * Kamala Sankaram * Zoe Sarnak * Penny Saunders * Claudia Schreier * Troy Schumacher * Margo Seibert * Dan Siegler * Dawn Sinkowski* Victoria Sin * Gus Solomons Jr. * Ethan Stiefel * Karma Stylz * Macy Sullivan * Pam Tanowitz * Adam Tendler * Conrad Tao * Caleb Teicher * Richard Thomas * Cassandra Trenary * Charles Turner * Nicholas Van Young * Preeti Vasudevan * Eyal Vilner * David Watson * Omari Wiles * Zack Winokur * Nicole Wolcott

Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions

 has been supported by Jody and John Arnhold, Stuart Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky, Antonio Convit and Tim McGraw, Lucy Dobrin, Adam Flatto, Bart Friedman, Bond Koga, Jayne Lipman, Jonna Mackin, Bonnie Maslin, Nina Matis, Joan T. Mischo, Eve Mykytyn, Michele and Steven Pesner, Cynthia Hazen Polsky, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Denise Saul, Margaret Sparks, Annalyn Swan, Allyson Tang, Shelby White and many others. Virtual video design supported by Anupam and Rajika Puri. New music for dance supported by The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.

Lead funding for Works & Process is provided by the Ford Foundation, the Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Evelyn Sharp Foundation, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Works & Process has received support from the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program and NYC Employee Retention Grant Program.

Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Described by The New York Times as "an exceptional opportunity to understand something of the creative process," for 35 years, New Yorkers have been able to see, hear, and meet the most acclaimed artists in the world, in an intimate setting unlike any other. Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has championed new works and offered audiences unprecedented access to generations of leading creators and performers. Most performances take place in the Guggenheim's intimate Frank Lloyd Wright-designed 273-seat Peter B. Lewis Theater. In 2017, Works & Process established a new residency and commissioning program, inviting artists to create new works, made in and for the iconic Guggenheim rotunda. In 2020, Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions was created to financially support artists and nurture their creative process during the pandemic. worksandprocess.org.

Lead funding for Works & Process is provided by the Ford Foundation, the Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Evelyn Sharp Foundation, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Works & Process has received support from the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program and NYC Employee Retention Grant Program.

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Catch the ICI Announcing a Collaboration with ART FOR CHANGE Limited Edition by artist Grace Weaver

Announcing a Collaboration with ART FOR CHANGE  Limited Edition by artist Grace Weaver

Grace Weaver Novella, 2020 Digital Giclee print, signed on verso 24 x 17.25 inches Edition of 30 (4 AP’s) signed and numbered $750 Edition of 10 hand-embellished prints signed and numbered $1,500 4 APs Click here to purchase or contact Francisco at francisco@curatorsintl.org for more information or to schedule a viewing of the framed work at James Cohan Gallery. Independent Curators International (ICI) is pleased to partner with ART FOR CHANGE to launch Novella (2020), a limited edition print, by NY-based artist Grace Weaver in support of this year’s Curatorial Forum. The Curatorial Forum, organized by ICI with EXPO CHICAGO, convenes 40 US curators annually to generate conversations about the civic responsibilities of museums, topics of accessibility, regionalism, and racial equity.  ICI Leadership Council member, Jeanne Masel, started ART FOR CHANGE to offer exceptional contemporary art for socially conscious collectors. ART FOR CHANGE has commissioned Weaver to create a limited edition print that will support ICI and the Curatorial Forum, and raise awareness for this year’s convening, set to take place online on September 24, 2020. This special online edition of the Forum will build upon past sessions with a particular focus on racial equity to engage curators in the long-term transformation work needed from within the institution.  STEPS, an exhibition of Weaver’s new paintings and drawings is currently on view, spanning both locations of James Cohan Gallery, by appointment, and online July 15–Sept 12, 2020. Weaver playfully explores the contradictions embedded in our social fabric: who has power, who is powerless; who is revealed, and who is hidden. The title of Weaver’s newly commissioned print Novella (2020) alludes to the book carried by the print's protagonist, and to whose narrative and perspective the novella carries within.

Weaver’s Novella (2020) is available in a hand-signed and numbered edition of 30 with 10 one-of-a-kind, hand-embellished works, and 4 APs. The prints will be available for sale on ARTFORCHANGE.com. 40% percent of the net proceeds from each Grace Weaver print sold will directly benefit ICI’s Curatorial Forum 2020, and, of the remaining net sale proceeds, 50% will directly benefit the artist.

In her striking portrayals of the tragicomic everyday, Grace Weaver examines the charged social and cultural conditions that underlie self-concept, intimacy, and individual experience. Depicting elastic-limbed figures that arrange themselves before mirrors and collide on street-corners, her works turn an incisive yet empathetic eye onto the self-conscious performativity and precarious footing of her contemporaries within a “theater of public life.” In Weaver’s paintings, body becomes scenario: playful, sweeping lines and dense planes of luminous color act as linguistic elements, each directing its own physical weight and affect onto her female subjects.

Grace Weaver (b. 1989, Vermont) received an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2015. Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions in New York, NY; Burlington, VT; Berlin and Reutlingen in Germany, Glasgow, Scotland; and Chennai, India, and is featured in the collections of ­­­­FRAC des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, France; ARoS Museum, Aarhus, Denmark; and the Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH. In 2019, Weaver presented concurrent solo exhibitions at institutions in Germany: O.K., at Kunstpalais Erlangen and Little Sister at Oldenburger Kunstverein. The two museums have collaborated on the first monograph of the artist's work, published by Kerber Verlag. Weaver lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

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Some fun PIcs of my Backyard adventures!

 I currently live and grew up on Long Island.  The whole Island is my backyard.  Just in the mood to share some random pics Have fun viewing. They are fun to shoot!!!

     One-legged Canada Goose at the Quogue Wild Life Refuge. 

      Back Yard tree leaning in the wind during the recent storm. 

Osprey after a rain squall in Loyds Neck last week sits on its perch briefly.

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Catch the Stony Brook Film Fest live online! Get a pass and see your favorites.

Mark Your Calendars! The Stony Brook Film Festival goes live September 10th at 7:00 pm. Do you have your pass yet?    CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR PASS NOW ______________________ New and Independent films you can't see anywhere else!  ______________________   ______________________ What does the pass get you?  The $60 All-Access Pass is good for all 24 films. The Pass allows you to watch films multiple times, receive weekend-long access and extra pass perks, including bonus content and discounts from our sponsors and partners! Watch from the comfort of your home with friends and family. Download the IndieFlix Festivals app in September and watch on your favorite devices. The Pass also includes exclusive filmmaker interviews and access to our Virtual Goodie Bag, which will be updated weekly and loaded with extras.  ______________________   ______________________ SEE ALL 24 MOVIES FOR ONLY $60 ______________________   PURCHASE ALL-ACCESS PASS

Contact Us: Indieflix Support: stonybrook@indieflix.com  | (323) 940-3549.  #stronbrookfilmfest#finearartmagazine#summerfun

The EPA and Science! Catch the up date news letter.

August 4, 2020 EPA's Science Matters newsletter delivers the latest from EPA's Office of Research and Development straight to your inbox. Keep scrolling to read about recent news and upcoming events. EPA’s National Aquatic Resource Surveys are designed to provide nationally consistent and representative information on the condition of the nation’s waters. Learn about the history of this program below. EPA Research Updates EPA is kicking off a month-long celebration of its progress in conducting innovative research to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA researchers and partners have provided data, knowledge, and tools to address public health concerns. Read about some notable accomplishments over the last 50 years and the current challenges our researchers are helping to address. In honor of EPA’s 50th anniversary, Dr. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta is discussing her career with the Agency, which started in 1981. Read about what EPA research was like in its early years and how she hopes it will progress in the years to come.  EPA has a dedicated, full-time team focused on how to destroy PFAS-contaminated media and waste. The PFAS Innovative Treatment Team is assessing how well current and emerging PFAS destruction methods work and their potential to create harmful byproducts. This work will ultimately help states, tribes, and communities deal with various sources of PFAS waste, including unused fire retardants, contaminated sewage, and contaminated landfill leachate. For nearly 50 years, EPA has strived to protect and restore the quality of our nation’s waters. These efforts have evolved over time into the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS). The NARS began in the early 2000s as a collaboration between EPA, states, and tribes to provide the public and decision-makers with improved environmental information on the quality of the nation's coastal waters, lakes and reservoirs, rivers and streams, and wetlands.   Small businesses are an essential part of the U.S. economy. For nearly 40 years, EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research program has supported small businesses to develop novel technologies that promote clean and safe water, improved air quality, land revitalization, homeland security, sustainable materials management and safer chemicals. Read about some of EPA’s SBIR winners. EPA awarded $3,980,782 in funding to five academic research teams to advance chemical safety. The teams are developing new approach methods for evaluating chemical toxicokinetics, an important aspect of evaluating the impacts of chemicals on human health and the environment. This research will provide critical science to advance our understanding of the impacts of chemicals on human health and the environment.   Meet Our Researchers Meet EPA Research Epidemiologist Jason Sacks, MPH EPA Epidemiologist Jason Sacks works to protect and improve air quality by helping to develop Integrated Science Assessments, which form the scientific basis of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Learn more about his work.    Events 8/6 EPA Tools & Resources Training Webinar: PFAS Removal in Drinking Water Treatment Systems 8/26 Water Research Webinar: Wildfires and Resulting Impacts to Water Bodies Used as Drinking Water Sources Science Matters is produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. All content is copyright free and can be reprinted without permission. Questions or comments? Send us an email. EPA Research | EPA Science Matters  #epa#science#fineartmagazine